Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers – Season 1
2026
4 Episodes
Episodes
S01E01
Kipling To Graham Greene
The world of spies and spymasters is explored, featuring authors from Rudyard Kipling to John Buchan and clips from 'The Ipcress File'.
31 Mar 202645m
S01E02
Alistair Maclean To John le Carré
Cold War storytelling comes alive with Forsyth, MacLean and le Carré, with iconic scenes from 'The Third Man' and more.
07 Apr 202645m
S01E03
Ian Fleming To James Bond
Ian Fleming's remarkable life, James Bond's effect on literature and film and Bond's influence on actual intelligence.
14 Apr 202645m
S01E04
Len Deighton To Mick Herron
A look at recent intelligence history, from the defection of Oleg Gordievsky to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
21 Apr 202645m